GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| commune | talk over |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |